What is the Turn the Ship Around skill for Claude?

It is a specialized capability that provides guidance on David Marquet's intent-based leadership framework, helping teams move from a leader-follower to a leader-leader model.

When should I use the Turn the Ship Around pattern?

Use this pattern when your organization is bottlenecked by senior leaders, when information is stuck at lower levels while authority sits at the top, or when you want to increase team resilience.

Can this skill help with technical competence?

Yes, it includes frameworks for 'Certify, Don't Brief,' ensuring that control is only distributed when technical mastery and organizational clarity have been demonstrated.

How does intent-based language improve engineering teams?

By replacing 'I request permission to' with 'I intend to,' developers take ownership of the decision-making process, forcing them to think through technical implications and risks before acting.

Turn the Ship Around Leadership Pattern

Name: Turn the Ship Around Leadership Pattern
Author: lev-os

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Productivity & Workflow

Implements David Marquet's intent-based leadership framework to transform hierarchical teams into high-ownership leader-leader organizations.

This skill integrates the principles of David Marquet's 'Turn the Ship Around' to help teams transition from a leader-follower hierarchy to a leader-leader model. It provides actionable guidance on shifting team language from 'requesting permission' to 'stating intent,' moving authority to where information lives, and building the technical competence required for safe delegation. It is particularly effective for engineering managers and team leads looking to eliminate bottlenecks, increase organizational resilience, and foster a culture where every team member acts as a leader.

Key Features

01Decision-making authority distribution mapping

02Commander's Intent and organizational clarity alignment

03Identification and correction of leadership anti-patterns

04Intent-based language transformation ('I intend to...')

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06Technical competence and certification workflows

Use Cases

01Transforming permission-seeking cultures into high-ownership environments

02Developing junior engineers into independent, high-agency decision-makers

03Scaling engineering teams by decentralizing decision-making and removing bottlenecks

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add lev-os/agents turn-ship-around

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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